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Yesterday, the SEC announced four new members of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. The announcement notes:

The new Commission-appointed committee members are:

– Jennifer Newton – Managing Attorney and Founder, StartSmart Counsel; Miami
– Rose Standifer – Partner, Foley Hoag LLP; Denver
– Wendy Stevens – Partner, Forvis Mazars LLP; New York
– Emily Underwood – Clinical Professor of Law, Bluhm-Helfand Director of the Innovation Clinic, The University of Chicago Law School; Chicago

In addition to the 14 appointed members, the current committee members include the SEC’s Small Business Advocate, and three non-voting members appointed by the SEC’s Investor Advocate, the North American Securities Administrators Association, and the Small Business Administration, respectively. The committee also has an observer appointed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The committee provides advice and recommendations to the Commission on rules, regulations, and policy matters relating to small businesses, including smaller public companies. Committee members represent a diverse spectrum of entrepreneurs, investors, and advisers who work with early-stage private companies and smaller public companies, including minority- and women-owned small businesses. Additional information about the committee, its members, and prior meeting materials is available on the committee webpage.

– Dave Lynn